Finland

Submitted by Tim Burgess on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 07:33

Finland has a highly industrialized mixed economy with a per capita output equal to that of other european economies such as France, Germany, Belgium and the UK. Trade is important with exports accounting for over one third of GDP in recent years.

Finland is strongly competitive in manufacturing – principally the wood, metal, engineering, telecommunications and electronic industry. Finland excels in high-tech exports such as mobile phone and is home to Nokia.

As a result international companies are increasingly looking at Finland as a place to pitch their services. When providing services in Finland they will either have to relocate their own staff or source international contractors. It is very difficult to start a company in Finland as a foreign owned enterprise and as such if these companies wish to relocate their staff or source international contractors they will require a locally based Contractor Management Company to provide a full employed local solution for their employees. This will entail Finland Permits and local Finland payroll.

As an individual, working in Finland can be a highly rewarding experience, an opportunity to experience living in the Scandinavia, with an excellent standard of living and high earning rates.